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Intel Underestimates Error Bounds by 1.3 Quintillion
Intel’s manuals for their x86/x64 processor clearly state that the fsin instruction (calculating the trigonometric sine) has a maximum error, in round-to-nearest mode, of one unit in the last place…
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Systems & PerformanceMath & Algorithms2014
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2014 | Intel Underestimates Error Bounds by 1.3 Quintillion by ghusbands | 424 | 73 |
| Aug 10, 2018 | Intel Underestimates Error Bounds by 1.3 quintillion (2014) by sgillen | 175 | 39 |
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